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Seoul International Music Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Annual WFIMC-member competition in Seoul that rotates between piano, violin and voice (2025 violin, 2026 voice). Selected non-Korean competitors receive travel support.
- Organiser
- The Dong-A Ilbo with the Seoul Metropolitan Government
- Instruments
- Piano, Violin, Voice
- Category
- Solo piano, Solo violin, Opera & general voice
- Rotating
- Rotates piano / violin / voice; 2025 violin, 2026 voice, next edition not announced
Next edition's instrument not announced - Age limits
- Varies by year and discipline (2026 Voice: men born 16 March 1990 - 15 March 2008, women born 16 March 1993 - 15 March 2008)
Voice: Men born 16 Mar 1990 - 15 Mar 2008; women born 16 Mar 1993 - 15 Mar 2008 (2026)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application via the official website.
Voice: Applications for 2026 were due 4 Feb 2026.
Rounds & time limits
- First round
- Second round
- Semifinal
- Final
Repertoire
Not published on the official pages we could check.Jury & prizes
Jury
- 2026 Voice: Anthony Freud
- Myra Huang
- Robert Körner
- Andreas Massow
- Sang Ho Choi
- Youngok Shin
- Samuel Youn
Prizes
- 1st: USD 50,000
- 2nd: USD 30,000
- 3rd: USD 20,000
- 4th: USD 10,000
- 5th: USD 7,000
- 6th: USD 5,000
- Sun Nam Kim Special Prize: USD 5,000
- Travel support USD 500 (Asia) / USD 1,000 (other continents)
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source